Paid Members Egg Shen Posted January 12, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 12, 2018 Maia's on the way down for me, i wouldn't wanna risk Wonderboy's climb back up by sticking him in with Maia, he's a banana peel you wanna keep people away from in my opinion. If Usman beats Meek this week that's the fight i'd make for Maia. I'd go (if RDA waits): Wonderboy/Till. Covington/Magny (cause there's not a lot of options left). Ponzinibbio/Masvidal. If RDA doesn't wait though, Wonderyboy/RDA, Till/Covington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mole Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Joe Silva when he was in charge, mainly stuck to Win a fight, you fight a guy/girl who just won as well and lose and it was the opposite, obviously if a guy had a name like Arlovsky or Cowboy, they might use that to build a new guy up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted January 12, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 12, 2018 yeh, that's how the logic usually goes but there has to be occasions when that can't happen. Masvidal/Ponzinibbio being a great example, i think Masvidal has established himself as a PPV fighter now, he's still ranked highly and is coming off a competitive loss, Ponzinibbio isn't on that PPV level yet but he's on a good run and i think a fight with Masvidal gives him that 'rub' fighters get when they fight the more established names. Good stylistic fight too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted January 12, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 12, 2018 I like Ponzinibbio vs Masvidal. Either vs Condit could be fun as well, if Condit isn't retiring to make coffee full time. And I really want to see Mike Perry vs Lawler or Condit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted January 12, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 12, 2018 They just need to give Mike Perry all the gravy he wants and hope he wins a couple / improves his current limitations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted January 12, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 12, 2018 Jimmy Smith has signed on with the UFC, great move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted January 12, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 12, 2018 Stevie Wonder saw that coming. They'd have been mad not to bring him on board. Really looking forward to see how he mixes in with the current UFC commentators. A team of Anik, Cormier and Smith would be grand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimufctna24 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 My exposure to Smith has been limited, as I only watch the major Bellator events. However, I have liked what I have heard from him. Credit to the UFC for signing him up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted January 13, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 13, 2018 Whitaker is out injured. Rockhold/Romero for an interim title now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-d-d-dAz Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 That’s a million times better. That’s genuinely exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane O' Mac Version 2 Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Romero vs. Rockhold will be an excellent fight, no doubt, but Whittaker's my favourite fighter and the reason I spent $2000 to travel to Perth was to see him solidify his spot as Australia's first UFC champion. Devastated doesn't begin to cover it. I know people here won't understand this, but picture Bisping getting taken out of the Hendo rematch or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted January 13, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 13, 2018 Chuffed for Yoel. Although I've got a feeling he loses this one I honestly don't get people's problem with Whittaker though. The man schools Jacare and beats Romero and people act like he's boring. Hardly Jared Rosholt, is he? I get that he's not the most charismatic, funniest, wittiest or whatever but is personality the be all/end all for why people watch these days? Cain's personality was dull as fuck but you never got people saying he was boring because he smashed people. Chuck Liddell wasn't exactly a soundbite guy either was he? Or Couture really. Whittaker did something genuinely great in 2017 slaying the two scariest beasts of the division. Yet you'd think he was Fitching it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane O' Mac Version 2 Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Nailed it, Wand. Once the disappointment of losing Whittaker wears off, I can get excited about Romero vs. Rockhold, which should be wild. Silver lining, depending on the severity of Rob's injury he could face the winner in Sydney later in the year. Rooting for Rockhold purely because I was excited stylistically for Whittaker/Rockhold, and we've seen Romero vs. Whittaker. But I'd also like to see how Romero vs. Whittaker would have played out without Rob's Round 1 leg injury. So, really no bad outcome with this replacement fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted January 13, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 13, 2018 I really, really, fucking really hope Yoel smashes Rockhold into powder. This is probably good news for David Branch though. Coming off that loss to Rockhold I thought it was a bit rough giving him Yoel Romero for his next fight. At least now he can maybe take a slightly easier fight to get himself back on track before diving back in there with the sharks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane O' Mac Version 2 Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Yeah, I don't like the smug twat (Rockhold). I want him to win purely from a matchmaking POV. If he gets KOed into oblivion, won't be mad at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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